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The 2014-2015 NCAA Football Season Thread
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Funny enough, Ohio State is the best of the three teams to match up against Oregon. They - seemingly - have enough speed to run with them. They definitely have the talent. FSU and Bama might on paper, but not on the field. OSU does on both.
Also funny is how people like to use the most favorable rankings to promote fluff wins or bad losses (e.g. anyone that played A&M this year), Michigan State will have only lost to the #1 and #2 teams in the final polls in Oregon and OSU
I think the B10 East division is about to become pretty nasty. Michigan with their new coach, OSU, and Michigan State, and Penn State? Whew....
Those are all big name coaches with national brand teams.
Those are all big name coaches with national brand teams.
Funny enough, Ohio State is the best of the three teams to match up against Oregon. They - seemingly - have enough speed to run with them. They definitely have the talent. FSU and Bama might on paper, but not on the field. OSU does on both.
Also funny is how people like to use the most favorable rankings to promote fluff wins or bad losses (e.g. anyone that played A&M this year), Michigan State will have only lost to the #1 and #2 teams in the final polls in Oregon and OSU
Oregon is 0-5 against OSU.
FLA won... so 7-5...
I still like ORE over OSU. But I think it will be a good game. but in the end ORE by 21
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Funny enough, Ohio State is the best of the three teams to match up against Oregon. They - seemingly - have enough speed to run with them. They definitely have the talent. FSU and Bama might on paper, but not on the field. OSU does on both.
Also funny is how people like to use the most favorable rankings to promote fluff wins or bad losses (e.g. anyone that played A&M this year), Michigan State will have only lost to the #1 and #2 teams in the final polls in Oregon and OSU
i predicted the final once they announced the 4 teams. not on here but elsewhere.
GO DUCKS!
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agreed.
on that note though a buddy of mine from Ohio pointed out that ALA draws a lot of water from all over the country and one of their stars from Ohio who lived just down the road from OSU went to ALA ...
i do agree that after this season it should be subject to change though for the whole of the big 10. i'd love to see Iowa in that group you mentioned...
Penn State is going to take a while, similar to USC, to regain their depth.
Michigan is definitely going to improve - and fast. They always have the talent with top recruiting classes, but Hoke's staff for some reason couldn't get their play to match their skill. I'm guessing a 7-8 win season next year and then year 2-3 is when we'll see some real progress.
And now 14-7 OSU.
Brutal sequence of events for Oregon. Awful drop on 3rd down and then horrible tackling by the Ducks.
Plenty of game left. But so far their execution hasn't been there. Can't have those drops on 3rd down and they have to tackle better.
Na. I can prove scientifically how they will lose.
See now.
EVERY time I watch either the Seahawks or the Ducks play a game LIVE. They lose.
Whenever I walk away from the TV they win.
I'm watching the game now so they will lose.
35-20 with about 2:30 left in the 4th.
Looks like Urban's going to get his first national championship with the Bucks.
Edit; so, 42-20.
I remember how much everyone said tOSU was done after their loss to V.Tech, then how they would be embarrassed, again, by THE Alabama.
But at the end of it all... Go Bucks!
Looks like Urban's going to get his first national championship with the Bucks.
Edit; so, 42-20.
I remember how much everyone said tOSU was done after their loss to V.Tech, then how they would be embarrassed, again, by THE Alabama.
But at the end of it all... Go Bucks!
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Another year, another blow out and another argument about a team that shouldn't be there.
Some things never change.
Can't hate on OSU winning. Lose your top 2 QB and still manage to run the table...by just running. You have to respect and give OSU their due for just dominating the competition.
Some things never change.
Can't hate on OSU winning. Lose your top 2 QB and still manage to run the table...by just running. You have to respect and give OSU their due for just dominating the competition.
Perhaps a small difference but that OSU defense was just playing tight coverage and not sure the outcome would have been much different. It wouldn't have changed OSU's game plan anyway, Ezekiel was running all over that Oregon defense and controlling the clock, there was no reason for OSU to pass unless they really needed to.
WOW,
all I can say is that I was totally wrong. OSU not only kept up with Oregon, they surpassed them. Congrats to Meyer and crew for turning that storied program around and achieved the ultimate goal of becoming national champions.
Unlike some of the prior national championships, they earned it, they were not coronated.
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But in the case, both teams earned a spot, I think the system shows that it works in this case. In prior years OSU and quite possibly Oregon would have been excluded due to the BCS process.
all I can say is that I was totally wrong. OSU not only kept up with Oregon, they surpassed them. Congrats to Meyer and crew for turning that storied program around and achieved the ultimate goal of becoming national champions.
Unlike some of the prior national championships, they earned it, they were not coronated.
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Another year, another blow out and another argument about a team that shouldn't be there.
Some things never change.
Can't hate on OSU winning. Lose your top 2 QB and still manage to run the table...by just running. You have to respect and give OSU their due for just dominating the competition.
But in the case, both teams earned a spot, I think the system shows that it works in this case. In prior years OSU and quite possibly Oregon would have been excluded due to the BCS process.